Momentum Housing Data · Home Values · Polk County
LAKE GARFIELD ESTATES (BARTOW, FL): 5 recorded closings in the 12 months ending 2026-08-02, a 7-year price record, and the year-by-year record — every number from recorded MLS closings, none from an estimate model.
In the current window, sellers accepted a median 94.0% of original asking; the median sale took 54 days (window ending 2026-08-02).
| Year | Median sold | Median $/sqft | Median DOM | Sold ÷ original ask | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $235,000 | $158 | 54 | 94.0% | 5 |
| 2025 | $180,662 | $125 | 26 | 98.8% | 4 |
| 2024 | $225,000 | $224 | 3 | 100.0% | 3 |
| 2022 | $215,500 | $165 | 10 | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2017 | $73,500 | $64 | 14 | 91.5% | 6 |
| 2016 | $69,000 | $56 | 63 | 91.9% | 7 |
| 2015 | $77,500 | $63 | 76 | 91.6% | 4 |
Over the recorded series, LAKE GARFIELD ESTATES’s median sold price moved from $77,500 (2015) to $235,000 (12 months ending 2026-08-02) — +203% over that span, with every year’s figure from recorded closings, not a model.
The recorded series starts in 2015 at $77,500. Annual sales volume here has ranged from 0 to 10 closings a year (10-yr average 3.1). With roughly 3.1 closings a year, LAKE GARFIELD ESTATES’s medians move in steps, not curves — a handful of unusual sales can swing a year, which is why the sales count sits next to every figure above.
What actually trades here: 100% single-family residence, with a median of 1,215 sq ft and a median price per square foot of $158 in the current window.
At LAKE GARFIELD ESTATES’s $235,000 median and Polk County’s adopted 16.19 mills (FY2025-26), a home assessed at that price carries roughly $3,800 a year in property tax before exemptions, or about $3,130 with the full Florida homestead exemption — a buyer’s first-year figure; a long-time owner’s Save Our Homes cap can be far lower, which is one reason resale taxes jump at closing. Municipal and special-district millage varies inside the county; see the Polk County tax page.
Since 2006, 23 LAKE GARFIELD ESTATES listings were withdrawn, canceled, or expired without selling — overpricing is the recurring cause statewide. Over the recorded years, an average of 39% of LAKE GARFIELD ESTATES listings ended without selling (withdrawn/canceled/expired); in 2025 that rate was 20%. Momentum’s market-heat index for LAKE GARFIELD ESTATES reads 57/100 (computed from DOM, sale-to-list, and absorption; 2020–21 peaked in the 70s here).
Cash bought 20% of recorded LAKE GARFIELD ESTATES sales in the window ending 2026-06 (1 of 5) — a fact worth knowing before assuming every buyer needs an appraisal to close. The table above is the closed-sale record to price a LAKE GARFIELD ESTATES home against; asking prices are an opening position, recorded closings are the value.
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Communities buyers shopping LAKE GARFIELD ESTATES are also weighing (same ZIP), each on its own recorded 12-month closings. A median well above the neighbors is a ceiling to price against; well below is where the value argument lives.
| Community | Median sold | Median $/sqft | Median DOM | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RICHLAND MANOR | $239,500 | $169 | 31 | 12 |
| GORDON HEIGHTS PH 04 | $243,000 | $163 | 12 | 5 |
| MILLERS MANOR | $215,000 | $196 | 10 | 5 |
| HACKLAKE | $258,200 | $172 | 48 | 8 |
| School | Level | FLDOE grade |
|---|---|---|
| Polk County Public Schools (verify by address) | Public | — |
| Confirm zoned elementary, middle, and high | By address | — |
| Magnet and choice options may apply | Choice | — |
Assignments and grades as recorded/published; both change — verify current zoning with the district before relying on it. Grades are the state’s official FLDOE ratings, reported as published.
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Based on Stellar MLS data distributed by MLS GRID for the period 2005 through 2026. Compiled from recorded MLS closings; deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Figures are medians for the stated windows and change as new sales record; individual homes vary widely. No automated valuation for any specific property appears on this page. Equal Housing Opportunity. © 2026 Move With Momentum LLC — brokerage licensed in FL and GA. Disclosures
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